You have to admit — the Twitter logo looks a bit like the state of Minnesota. Right?

Was Twitter made for Minnesotans?

In his weekly column, Bill Ward of the Minneapolis Star Tribune points out Minnesotans have long been known for succinct speech and verbal shortcuts. That’s why a 140-character limit isn’t so daunting to those of us in the Norseland:

“If there were an adjective that meant ‘not inclined to use adjectives,’ it would describe us perfectly. We even leave out the object when we end a sentence with ‘with’ — as in, ‘Wanna come with?’”

Ward quickly points out there’s no research (yet) to support his claim, but I think he’s on to something. My observation is informed by moving from one tech-savvy, highly literate city to another in the past year — Portland to Minneapolis — and I’ve observed a few Minnesota-specific Twitter trends we can be proud of. (And like Ward, my observations are completely free of research, so there’s your caveat.)

1. We tweet shorter. Truncated, concise, compact — say what you will about language style, but it seems Minnesotans use fewer ellipses, multi-tweet responses and third-party apps that allow extended tweets. Less is more, don’t cha’ know?
2. We tweet smarter. I guarantee stats would support this! Minnesotans are more likely to include a link when commenting on a story; less likely to use a trending topic hashtag, like #youknowyourdumbwhen; less likely to use at-replies in place of calling, texting, emailing or even Facebook messages and, most importantly, Minnesotans tweet more coherently.
3. We tweet nicer. This may be a leap, but 99.3 percent of the kind, good natured at-replies I receive on Twitter come from Minnesotans. Then again, maybe I do more to appease the locals. Yesterday, I sort of provoked a gentleman from Michigan for tweeting the following:

I asked, Really? That’s what your concerned about right now? I’m happy to report the gentleman did receive a shoutout from Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. No word on the status of his newborn baby girl, though, and he wished Justin Morneau an awful season.

Is Bill Ward batty? Are my observations off the mark? Can a social network based on a character count possibly favor one region’s dialect over others?

This post was written by Andrew Miller and originally published on the Miller Times. Follow Andrew on Twitter:@the_millertimes.